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Nebraska Football Recruiting: Spring Game Loading Up With Major Visits

By Brandon Cavanaugh

Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; The Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot performs during a pep rally prior to the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2016; Nashville , TN, USA; The Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot performs during a pep rally prior to the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Nebraska football team hosts its annual Red-White Spring Game on Easter weekend and that has some fans worried about how recruiting might be affected. They have their answer.

The spring game not only looks like a fantastic haul of visits for a spring scrimmage but could rival a regular season game in terms of how big the list is getting.

As of 3/19/17, here is the list of scheduled visitors (rankings via 247Sports):

Four-Star Prospects

QB Brevin White; Lancaster, Calif.

RB T.J. Pledger; IMG Academy
RB Mychale Salahuddin; Washington, D.C.

WR Manuel Allen; Corona, Calif.
WR Shaquon Anderson-Butts; Harrisburg, Pa.
WR Joshua Moore; IMG Academy

TE/DE Cameron Jurgens; Beatrice, Neb. (COMMIT)
TE Judge Culpepper; Tampa, Fla.

OL/DL Michael Thompson; St. Louis, Mo.
OT Chris Bleich; Plymouth, Pa.

DL Calvin Avery; Dallas, Tex.

DB Olaijah Griffin; Mission Viejo, Calif.
DB Jordan Moore; Yoakum, Tex.
DB Brendan “Bookie” Radley-Hiles; IMG Academy
DB Steve Stephens; Fresno, Calif.

ATH Bryan Addison; Gardena, Calif.
ATH Talanoa Hufanga; Corvallis, Ore.

Three-Star Prospects

RB Grahm Roberts; Wilmington, Del.

WR Jaquayln Crawford; Rockdale, Tex.
WR Nikko Hall; Calabasas, Calif.

OL Will Farniok; Sioux Falls, S.D.
OT Antwan “AJ” Reed; Muskegon, Mich.

DE Draco Bynum; Wilsonville, Ore.
DE Jalen Redmond; Midwest City, Okla.

LB Reggie Hughes; Calabasas, Calif.

DT Josh Walker; IMG Academy
DL Masry Mapieu; York, Neb. (COMMIT)
Class of 2019
QB Grant Gunnell; Houston, Tex.

TE Cameron Sanders; Corvallis, Ore.

CB Max Williams; Gardena, Calif.

DB Chris Steele, Bellflower, Calif.

ATH Marquez Beason, Dallas, Tex.

Class of 2020
WR Donnovan Moorer; IMG Academy

Next: Better Know a Prospect – T.J. Pledger

What have we learned? Not only is the Easter weekend not a worry when it comes to Nebraska football recruiting, but the Big Red Machine is humming and major prospects are coming to take a look.

We’ll be covering plenty of these athletes in the coming weeks and months. It wouldn’t be a shock if one or two of them became Huskers a short time after the springtime visit.

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